The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Tri-Continental Corporation (the "Corporation") (NYSE: TY) today announced that at its 87 th Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 19, 2017 (the "Meeting") in Minneapolis, MN,...

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Tri Continental Corporation presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/12/15, Tri Continental Corporation will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.205, payable on 3/24/15. As a percentage of TY's recent stock price of $21.61, this dividend works out to approximately 0.95%, so look for shares of Tri Continental Corporation to trade 0.95% lower — all else being equal — when TY shares open for trading on 3/12/15.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/11/14, Tri Continental Corporation will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2005, payable on 12/23/14. As a percentage of TY's recent stock price of $21.43, this dividend works out to approximately 0.94%, so look for shares of Tri Continental Corporation to trade 0.94% lower — all else being equal — when TY shares open for trading on 12/11/14.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/11/14, Tri Continental Corporation will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.1925, payable on 9/23/14. As a percentage of TY's recent stock price of $21.23, this dividend works out to approximately 0.91%, so look for shares of Tri Continental Corporation to trade 0.91% lower — all else being equal — when TY shares open for trading on 9/11/14.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/12/14, Tri Continental Corporation will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.185, payable on 6/24/14. As a percentage of TY's recent stock price of $20.92, this dividend works out to approximately 0.88%, so look for shares of Tri Continental Corporation to trade 0.88% lower — all else being equal — when TY shares open for trading on 6/12/14.